Big Issues

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Here is the fundamental problem with the school vouchers.

It does not help most people.

A private school in NY costs upwards of 20K a year. A few thousand dollars in school vouchers is unlikely to swing the ability of average parents to send their kids to these schools. The rich parents would get a rebate they dont really need at the expense of the public schools.

There are of course constritutional issues if tax payer money is going to non-profit churches that are running schools.

I think that the system of local govts running local schools from local tax dollars is in general a good idea.

This assumes of course if you believe that every child should have access to education -- as I do.